Adding an IP address?

I have a laptop with a built-in ethernet port. The port
is recognized as a Network Adapter under Device Manager.
However, when im trying to give the computer an IP
address, I right-click on Network Neighborhood and bring
up the configuration, and none of the TCP/IP protocols
list my specific network adapter. They only list dial up
adapters. When i try to add a TCP/IP protocol, it adds
another dial up adapter and doesn't give me the option to
add this particular network adapter. How do i get my
network adapter to show up here?

Thanks

On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 12:39:02 -0800, "Rush" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I have a laptop with a built-in ethernet port. The port
>is recognized as a Network Adapter under Device Manager.
>However, when im trying to give the computer an IP
>address, I right-click on Network Neighborhood and bring
>up the configuration, and none of the TCP/IP protocols
>list my specific network adapter. They only list dial up
>adapters. When i try to add a TCP/IP protocol, it adds
>another dial up adapter and doesn't give me the option to
>add this particular network adapter. How do i get my
>network adapter to show up here?
>
>Thanks
Go googling for your laptop's network adapter, if you don't already
have a disk with the latest driver.
You then have to let the wizard find it and install it, before it will
show on the adapter list.
After that just bind it to TCP/IP and if it has done so already from
the wizard you may have to remove some of the other protocols you
don't use.

Clarence